Counter terrorism operation in J&K is epitome of grit and courage .in one such operation led by Lt Col Sugandh Vikas of 53 RR the ethical conduct valor and importance given to human life by Indian army came to fore.
On 16 Oct 20 based on intelligence an operation was launched to nab a local terrorist Jahangir ahmed Bhatt was a local youth misguided and recruited to terrorist outfit by Pakistan based handlers when search parties closed in the hiding terrorist fired upon the search parties Lt Col Sugandh Vikas the mission leader in earlier interaction with Jahangir parents had promised them to make all endeavors to bring their son back to normal life. Staying true to his promise Lt Col Sugandh Vikas engaged conversation with Jahangir using megaphone and encouraged him to surrender with utter disregard to him safety despite Jahangir firing few rounds intermittently.after a lot of persuasion and assurance of his safety and normal life thereafter, Jahangir surrendered in live encounter the incident is a testament of Indian army commitment and endeavors that Indian army makes to ensure peace and bring about normalcy in Kashmir valley.
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